The Prosperity Hormone

Ellie Drake of BraveHeartWomen held a teleconference this evening that was fascinating in its explanation of what they call the prosperity hormones of men and women.

I was amazed to find out that the hormones that effect the prosperity of men and woman are different and societies current model of success lends itself to the prosperity of men and NOT woman.

But all that is about to change! Lets start with a little science refresher....

There are two pathways in the nervous system:

Te first is the sympathetic pathway, which triggers the “fight or flight” system and releases the hormone ADRENALINE. This is the MALE prosperity hormone.

This hormone works great for men. In fact, men REQUIRE it in order to inspire, influence, prosper & succeed.

Adrenaline is good for some things in a woman’s life. For example, if someone near us is in danger it allows us to react and act quickly to protect or help the person.

But for women this “fight or flight” hormone actually gets in our way! We don’t need adrenaline when it comes to prosperity!

Woman who create prosperity l do so because they are NOT tapped into the adrenaline hormone they are tapped into OXYTOCIN. This comes from the parasympathetic nervous system.

OXYTOCIN = FEMALE PROSPERITY HORMONE!

This is the hormone that is released during childbirth and allows you to bond with your newborn. It’s the hormone that allows milk to let down.

Women need oxytocin in life and in business!

When woman tap into the “fight or flight” way of thinking, our body sends a signal that we’re “not safe.” This signal is sent from our hypothalamus, which demands the body to release adrenaline, and adrenaline is the antagonist to oxytocin. We produce adrenaline but unlike men we can’t process it.

When we’re producing adrenaline we become biochemically incongruent with our mission & purpose; our body is in conflict; and we’re resisting & fighting against ourselves. We’re not in a state of FLOW.

So, how do we tap into the right pathway?

We need to de-adrenalizing and increase our oxytocin levels.

The following is a brief overview of how that can be done.

1) Adapting our breathing to focus on the EXHALE triggering the parasympathetic system and therefore releasing oxytocin.

2) Practicing gentle affirmations that produce oxytocin and not adrenaline.

3) Adjusting our body language. Specifically connecting to our belly known as our 'second brain'. Foe woman this is critical as holding a lot of our energy in our chest and shoulders releases adrenaline.

4) Altering the vibration of our voice. The sound and pitch of our voice tells us if we should be in “fight or flight” or “tend and befriend.” When the pitch is higher, we trigger “fight or flight.” When we speak from the belly, the pitch is lower, and this triggers the prosperity hormone.

When we tap into oxytocin we can achieve more synchronistic results, attract more positive energy into our lives, and we can fully express our sense of value.

This creates a definite shift in how we create our lives, realize our goals, and manifest our dreams!

If you want to learn more check out www.braveheartwomen.com.

Exhale ya later!

Sarah